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🫀 Cardiology & Resuscitation Flashcards

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Veins

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Blood vessels that carry de-oxygenated blood INTO to the heart from the body’s tissues.

Towards the heart

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Arteries

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Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood AWAY from the heart to the body’s tissues.

Away from the heart

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Superior Vena Cava (SVC)

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A large vein that carries oxygen-poor blood from the upper half of the body to the heart’s right atrium.

Superior = closer to the head, upper half of body.

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Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

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A large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the heart’s right atrium.

Inferior - closer to the feet, below.

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Atrium always pushes _____________

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Down ↓

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Ventricle always pushes __________

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Up ↑

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Tricuspid Valve

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The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle that keeps blood flowing in the proper direction.

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Mitral Valve

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The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle that keeps blood flowing in the proper direction.

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CHF

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Congestive Heart Failure

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Congestive Heart Failure

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When the heart fails to pump properly.

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Pulmonary Edema

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Fluid is building up in the lungs, normally due to the left-side of the heart failing and backing up into the lungs.

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Causes of Congestive Heart Failure

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  • Smoking
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • High Cholesterol
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Jugular Vein Distention (JVD)

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A visible bulge in the large vein that runs down the right side of the neck. It occurs when blood can’t flow properly and backs up in the vein, increasing pressure.

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Right-Sided Heart Failure Symptoms

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  • Jugular Vein Distention (swelling of large vein in the neck.
  • Peripheral Edema (swelling of legs and ankles)
  • Ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdomen)
  • Hepatomegaly (enlarged liver)
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Left-Side Heart Failure Symtoms

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  • Pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs)
  • Dyspnea (Shortness of breath)
  • Orthopnea (difficulty breathing when lying down)
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (sudden nighttime shortness of breath)
  • Fatigue and weakness
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Ascites

(Uh-SITE-teez)

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Fluid build up in the abdomen.

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Peripheral Edema

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Swelling of the legs and ankles, often due to right side heart failure or issues.

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Hepatomegaly

(HEP-uh-toe-MEG-uh-lee)

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Enlarged Liver

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Pulmonary Edema

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Fluid build up in the LUNGS.

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of Breath

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Orthopnea

(Or-THOP-nea)

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Difficulty breathing while lying down (supine position)

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

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Sudden night time shortness of breath.

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Systolic

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The pressure of blood in your arteries DURING heart contractions.

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Diastolic

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The pressure of blood in your arteries IN-BETWEEN contractions of the heart. (Relax phase)

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Pre-Load

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The force that stretches the ventricles BEFORE contraction. Ventricle filling up with blood. 120-130mL.

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After-Load

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The resistance the heart must OVERCOME to pump blood out of the LEFT ventricles into the aortic valve.

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Contractility

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The heart muscle’s ability to contract and generate force to pump blood.

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Automaticity

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The hearts ability to generate electrical impulses on its own without external stimulation.

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Cardiac Output (CO)

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The amount of blood pumped in one minute (L/min)

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Stroke Volume (SV)

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The amount of blood ejected per contraction (mL)

(50-100mL)

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Cardiac Output Equation

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CO = SV x HR

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Ejection Fraction

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How well your heart pumps blood OUT of the left ventricle to the Aorta.

(Normal = 50-75%)

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End-Diastolic Volume

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The amount of blood that is in the ventricles just BEFORE the heart contracts.

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Jugular Vein Detention

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Swelling of the large vein in the neck.

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Mean Arterial Pressure
(Formula)

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MAP = DP + 1/3(SP-DP)

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Myocardial Infarction

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Heart Attack

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Cause of M.I.?

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When a coronary artery is blocked, causing no blood flow to the heart muscle.

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Stable Angina

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Chest pains that stop with rest.

39
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Unstable Angina

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Chest pains persists even with rest.

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Symptoms Silent M.I.

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Weakness, epigastric pain, or indigestion. Common in elderly patients, women, diabetics, and alcoholics.

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Cardiac Tamponade

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Pressure on the heart caused by fluid collecting in the sac surrounding the heart.

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Hypertensive Crisis

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Systolic BP higher than 180 and/or diastolic BP higher than 120.

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Becks Triad

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  • Jugular Vein Detention (JVD)
  • Muffled Heart Sounds
  • Hypotension
44
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Acute Coronary Syndrome consists of these two conditions:

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  1. Myocardial Infarction
  2. Unstable Angina
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Atherosclerosis

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The build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls.

46
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Thromboembolism

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Part of a blood clot that breaks off and travels through the bloodstream

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